Friday 23 December 2016

Issue #184 - Desktop

Hello everyone!

This week, we released a version of our PIXEL desktop environment for PC and Mac, and there’s even a bootable DVD on the cover of this month’s MagPi magazine. Plus, tickets for Raspberry Pi and Code Club’s fifth birthday party in March are available now – grab yours and help us celebrate!

While school’s out, UK 12- to 15-year-olds have a chance to put together their dream team for Pioneers – don’t forget to register your interest too! – and people anywhere in the world can register for our free online training which begins in February.

If you’re celebrating, we hope you have a wonderful time! Raspberry Pi Weekly is taking a break until the New Year, and we’ll see you in 2017.

Helen

News

PIXEL for PC and Mac
(raspberrypi.org) Raspberry Pi's desktop environment is now available for x86 machines
Raspberry Pi Big Birthday Weekend 2017
(raspberrypi.org) Get your tickets for Raspberry Pi and Code Club's fifth birthday party
The MagPi 53 out now!
(raspberrypi.org) Free Debian + PIXEL DVD with this month's issue of our community magazine

Projects

The Crackerjoke-a-tron
(raspberrypi.org) Automate your response to this year's cracker jokes
Estefannie's Smart Gingerbread House
(raspberrypi.org) A truly epic baking + tech make
Quadcopters to Alzheimer's solutions: readers' best Raspberry Pi projects
(theguardian.com) Several excellent finds among Guardian readers' best digital making projects
Member project: John’s Tetris Table
(york.hackspace.org.uk) Pi-powered tabletop Tetris from a York Hackspace member
I made a functional, life-sized BMO from Adventure Time & we are best friends
(imgur.com) Adorable BMO will eventually be auctioned for charity
Height Tracker Using Alexa and RasPi
(hackster.io) They grow up so fast. Anandh's project helps you keep track

Articles

Pioneers #MakeYourIdeas
(raspberrypi.org)
UK 12-to-15s: register your interest for Pioneers and put together your dream team!
Free online courses from the Raspberry Pi Foundation
(futurelearn.com)
Registration is open for our free online CPD training courses, starting mid-February
Slightly belated Raspberry Pi Foundation Mannequin Challenge
(youtube.com)
We did the Mannequin Challenge, finally